“It will be tight until the last game in London against Watford,” he said. “We have three games at home now. All the games are tough. We knew that, we could not forget about the position of Middlesbrough.

“They are fighting to survive to stay in the Premier League and these are the most difficult teams to face.

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“We have been making good results away this season and have had more problems at home but we have to try to win those games.

“It was a good result really. What happened after 1-0 when they put seven or eight players behind, were strong in the air and with set-pieces, it was complicated and we equalised twice. I am satisfied with that.”